Nas - If I Ruled the World (Imagine That) (Official HD Video) ft. Lauryn Hill

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"If I Ruled The World (Imagine That)" by Nas
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Lyrics:
If I ruled the world (Imagine that)
I'd free all my sons, I love 'em, love 'em, baby
Black diamonds and pearls
(Could it be, if you could be mine, we'd both shine?)
If I ruled the world
(Still living for today, in these last days and times)
#IfIRuledTheWorld #Nas #OfficialHDVideo

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  • @Tayaslime
    @Tayaslime20 күн бұрын

    Who is watching 2024?

  • @lacygifford7573

    @lacygifford7573

    16 күн бұрын

    Me 🙌

  • @Dylanvr_12

    @Dylanvr_12

    14 күн бұрын

    Me

  • @user-xx3ob4mt8l

    @user-xx3ob4mt8l

    13 күн бұрын

    Me

  • @qalandarovbilanilm-fan2303

    @qalandarovbilanilm-fan2303

    12 күн бұрын

    Me brother

  • @Rieceb7817

    @Rieceb7817

    12 күн бұрын

    Ayoooooo!

  • @TheZita09
    @TheZita093 жыл бұрын

    If I ruled the world hip-hop would still be like this...

  • @scinnyc

    @scinnyc

    3 жыл бұрын

    If you miss that *creative 90s sound* then ✔ out my tracks...I *specialize* in making retro-style hip hop...!!!👍🏾🎤🎧📀🎶💣🔥

  • @snakevin333

    @snakevin333

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@scinnyc 4 jours 3 jours 433 jours es 44 jours 3334344 jours 443333434334333344 3 344333 heures erré 4 jours 333 es 3 jours 3 44334333 jours erré 3 ans 34 ans 3334 ans 343 E ère 43 jours 434333 jours 4après mo

  • @KingRamesez

    @KingRamesez

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@snakevin333 Stay off the meth, Bruh

  • @brittaniejones1623

    @brittaniejones1623

    3 жыл бұрын

    Yesss!!!

  • @josefuentes-yv5ox

    @josefuentes-yv5ox

    3 жыл бұрын

    Sita you or fine baby I can never stop listen song thats wup to Nas 🍷🍾💯🎯🔝🎧💯💯

  • @aubreymncwabe9421
    @aubreymncwabe94212 ай бұрын

    Credit is not given enough on how Lauryn Hill made a classic hook,timeless

  • @jeanmarielindor6928

    @jeanmarielindor6928

    Ай бұрын

    Factzz

  • @herintuion88

    @herintuion88

    Ай бұрын

    right

  • @user-fj1ro9hh7r

    @user-fj1ro9hh7r

    Ай бұрын

    ❤❤❤❤

  • @joeelliott1647

    @joeelliott1647

    11 күн бұрын

    every hook she’s ever made is damn near a classic. She a living legend

  • @dariokaurin2255
    @dariokaurin22552 ай бұрын

    If you listen to this in 2024, you are old but well raised and have good taste in music

  • @Brandy.bailey

    @Brandy.bailey

    2 ай бұрын

    I’m 21 stopppp

  • @ZaniahSlayed

    @ZaniahSlayed

    2 ай бұрын

    28 😅

  • @jaychase738

    @jaychase738

    2 ай бұрын

    im old 33

  • @noah9870

    @noah9870

    2 ай бұрын

    i’m 17 lol

  • @sophiedoeeee

    @sophiedoeeee

    2 ай бұрын

    I'm literally 24, oh noooooo lmaoo

  • @ogaswagga2242
    @ogaswagga22427 жыл бұрын

    If I ruled the world rappers will still be spitting bars like this

  • @thebesttheworst2277

    @thebesttheworst2277

    7 жыл бұрын

    You and me both.

  • @cyclopsmastermind4183

    @cyclopsmastermind4183

    6 жыл бұрын

    Robert Barbosa you don't know rap then

  • @baksishgillgill2947

    @baksishgillgill2947

    6 жыл бұрын

    Adam Young stop

  • @JokerBerlin-kr7dx

    @JokerBerlin-kr7dx

    6 жыл бұрын

    Oga Swagga great nas song but he copied tupac

  • @spacekees102

    @spacekees102

    4 жыл бұрын

    They do their just not mainstream anymore like back in the days. You have to put in work to find the real talented since real mfers are in minority and simple minded in majority

  • @xaviersales92
    @xaviersales923 жыл бұрын

    I miss days when there was no social media, no bullshit. Just hang out with the crew, listen to music and chill

  • @Dominican1923

    @Dominican1923

    3 жыл бұрын

    kzread.info/dash/bejne/dpyE1rR6Z93Plag.html

  • @dot8076

    @dot8076

    3 жыл бұрын

    if smart phones ruin the world..

  • @tiffanyrobertson7555

    @tiffanyrobertson7555

    3 жыл бұрын

    Yep

  • @RealGMane

    @RealGMane

    3 жыл бұрын

    Haha and your saying that on social media

  • @reechimz4602

    @reechimz4602

    2 жыл бұрын

    Totally agree👊🏾👊🏾

  • @ionuorah
    @ionuorah8 ай бұрын

    The 90s, truly was the golden age of Hip hop

  • @bkerbal8444

    @bkerbal8444

    8 ай бұрын

    And rock

  • @Barbara-rb2oo

    @Barbara-rb2oo

    4 ай бұрын

    It was the golden age of everything

  • @laylo5999

    @laylo5999

    3 ай бұрын

    It was still real instead of ppl trying to be the "image."

  • @Subzero1612

    @Subzero1612

    24 күн бұрын

    Yes my Prime Time and realy the best time 4 Hip Hop.

  • @user-nr6rw7oh3k
    @user-nr6rw7oh3k10 ай бұрын

    We don't look for old songs, we look for memories they carry.

  • @TamikaX

    @TamikaX

    10 ай бұрын

    Maan, I do both

  • @fizzl3sah

    @fizzl3sah

    10 ай бұрын

    ​@@TamikaXfacts

  • @oofboi666

    @oofboi666

    9 ай бұрын

    T by v

  • @seanharris140

    @seanharris140

    8 ай бұрын

    Wild. Isn’t that a Jay line?

  • @Ok-iz2qu

    @Ok-iz2qu

    6 ай бұрын

    Yes you do look for old songs

  • @broaddusmarines
    @broaddusmarines4 жыл бұрын

    If Nas isn’t in your top-five, you don’t know hip hop.

  • @SteVe-nu1vi

    @SteVe-nu1vi

    4 жыл бұрын

    Agreed, my top 5 are (in no particular order) 1.Pun 2. B.I.G. 3.nas 4. Slim 5.meth

  • @eddiezweifel3652

    @eddiezweifel3652

    4 жыл бұрын

    He is hip hop

  • @bigfootlza6177

    @bigfootlza6177

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@SteVe-nu1vi What about Pac

  • @SteVe-nu1vi

    @SteVe-nu1vi

    4 жыл бұрын

    Bigfoot LZA I’m east coast, never really liked pacs music but I respect him

  • @drewtankorejax5860

    @drewtankorejax5860

    4 жыл бұрын

    Big faxx bro

  • @lisasimpson8003
    @lisasimpson80034 жыл бұрын

    Its crazy to think how young they were. Nas 23; Lauryn 21. The latter generations dont have old souls like this.

  • @noelr1010

    @noelr1010

    3 жыл бұрын

    Nas and rappers were grown men at 22, 23. Nowadays we have bozos like 69 at 23 claiming to be kids. I'm glad I grew up in my generation.

  • @finnmartin7081

    @finnmartin7081

    3 жыл бұрын

    Kendrick was 22-23 when he wrote sing ab me one of the greatest songs of all time not just rap

  • @wolefarotimi3444

    @wolefarotimi3444

    3 жыл бұрын

    That is the key word there... Old soul !

  • @nikkidotts3687

    @nikkidotts3687

    3 жыл бұрын

    BOTTOM LINE 💯

  • @thekingjamesversion

    @thekingjamesversion

    3 жыл бұрын

    WOW! I did not know that!

  • @59BRIMHATBOY
    @59BRIMHATBOY3 ай бұрын

    "More conscious of the way we raise our daughters👑💛"

  • @Brandy.bailey

    @Brandy.bailey

    2 ай бұрын

    It should be sons but still

  • @59BRIMHATBOY

    @59BRIMHATBOY

    2 ай бұрын

    @@Brandy.bailey it can be children too.

  • @imsofocused4678

    @imsofocused4678

    2 ай бұрын

    That was a double entendre. He was also giving a shout out to female rap group named 'Conscious Daughters.'

  • @ladyratanas

    @ladyratanas

    Ай бұрын

    Yea sons and daughters

  • @59BRIMHATBOY

    @59BRIMHATBOY

    Ай бұрын

    @@ladyratanas y'all be doing the most.smh. y'all just can't be happy. Bet if he would have replaced daughters with sons y'all would not say anything. Young women obviously need way more guidance from their father than young men. It's not rocket science.

  • @pamelaburch2578
    @pamelaburch257819 күн бұрын

    Who still listening 2024

  • @ashleywilliams927

    @ashleywilliams927

    5 күн бұрын

    ✋🏾

  • @maestro4337
    @maestro4337 Жыл бұрын

    This era will never be duplicated. Damn I miss the 90’s

  • @foxxyl1008

    @foxxyl1008

    Жыл бұрын

    Omg yesss, I'm 44 now and that's all I do is talk about the 90s. Such great memories and happy times for everybody

  • @dusandragovic09srb

    @dusandragovic09srb

    11 ай бұрын

    "they want us all gone eventually..." Do you know? kzread.infoUgkxnIOTUdk5G8-rEqbMO7AYxQTnnP1eeWrw What is Communism? kzread.infoUgkxlWjRaU-0fvIfc76bAIPDj6_t5DL1q4hF

  • @FrankWolenczak

    @FrankWolenczak

    11 ай бұрын

    Take me back, please

  • @josephmichelet3106

    @josephmichelet3106

    10 ай бұрын

    @@foxxyl1008 teamo

  • @heaven69th

    @heaven69th

    10 ай бұрын

    Same as my parents miss the60’s

  • @AndrewZeleno1
    @AndrewZeleno19 жыл бұрын

    Just image how little kid goes through Moscow to Ukraine by train in the 90s and buys a cassette called 'The best rap of all time'. He finds this track on that tape. It has changed his life

  • @josipnikic376

    @josipnikic376

    9 жыл бұрын

    !!! Imagine that. No word describe his life. Respect

  • @user-zu2qg3qf9r

    @user-zu2qg3qf9r

    9 жыл бұрын

    21

  • @Shebby

    @Shebby

    9 жыл бұрын

    Yeah that boy would do more with this music then people on the Internet waste

  • @q-tipatcq2342

    @q-tipatcq2342

    9 жыл бұрын

    Andrew Zeleno Хах. А в Москве нельзя было купить этот альбом?Что ты имел ввиду?

  • @definitepartymaterial

    @definitepartymaterial

    8 жыл бұрын

    i bought a cd called the best rap of all time and it was all lil b

  • @omgitsdavid578
    @omgitsdavid5782 ай бұрын

    Who is feeling this in 2024? 👇

  • @ccc0178

    @ccc0178

    2 ай бұрын

    Eu!

  • @ladyratanas

    @ladyratanas

    2 ай бұрын

    I am so feeling this ♥️

  • @ricardofogaca7298

    @ricardofogaca7298

    2 ай бұрын

    🙃

  • @natfaz6925

    @natfaz6925

    2 ай бұрын

    Yup 👍

  • @tgro13

    @tgro13

    2 ай бұрын

    From the ppl Who aint die yet lol

  • @MaJoSch22
    @MaJoSch228 ай бұрын

    Who is over 40 and still listen to it??

  • @zemocon2868

    @zemocon2868

    3 ай бұрын

    Me

  • @yvettetwaters7524

    @yvettetwaters7524

    3 ай бұрын

    Over Age 60!! Much Love!! 💝

  • @yazz1628

    @yazz1628

    3 ай бұрын

    Turned 43 yesterday... its 8am sitting in my kitchen with a coffee and daydreamin good ol memories... man, time flies 🙄☺️

  • @yvettetwaters7524

    @yvettetwaters7524

    3 ай бұрын

    Happy Belated Birthday To You! 🙏🏽🌺

  • @realest_yash

    @realest_yash

    3 ай бұрын

    Me 19 and listening to it

  • @halfields3568
    @halfields35683 жыл бұрын

    I'm 40 yrs old. I was 16 when this was new. I can't help but to shed a tear listening right now because I'm so glad that I was alive to experience this art as it was happening. Being a fan of the music and living the life of the culture felt like you were a part of something so important...and we were!! 💯💯💯

  • @alexrivera3251

    @alexrivera3251

    3 жыл бұрын

    REALTALK MY BROTHA!!MISS THESE BEAUTIFUL BLACK PEOPLE!!GLAD I WAS AROUND TO ENJOY THIS!!!!BADNESS!!

  • @tjcnbrz2799

    @tjcnbrz2799

    3 жыл бұрын

    I was 18.

  • @Trini190

    @Trini190

    3 жыл бұрын

    I was 10 and yes we where!!!! I’m great full to be a 80s baby to experience real HIPHOP!!!!

  • @mundo3539

    @mundo3539

    3 жыл бұрын

    I feel you brother I was born in 72 I remember hip hop coming out in 80 it was fkn great.i was blessed to see it start.i was there from the beginning man it was sick.

  • @annatadeusz6654

    @annatadeusz6654

    3 жыл бұрын

    Me too from Poland i was 16 my bro.Love rap music still.Peace

  • @Itschrissytyme
    @Itschrissytyme2 жыл бұрын

    Lauryn's Vocals on this track pure magic 👑

  • @alteschule300

    @alteschule300

    Жыл бұрын

    Jo 💪🏼😎👍🏼

  • @sakarisgems7732

    @sakarisgems7732

    Жыл бұрын

    @@fsbgloria372 the same with the rich white and Latin people too; they don’t pay their taxes either

  • @hahhhn5998

    @hahhhn5998

    Жыл бұрын

    Yea I agree she is amazing on this

  • @dusandragovic09srb

    @dusandragovic09srb

    11 ай бұрын

    "they want us all gone eventually..." Do you know? kzread.infoUgkxnIOTUdk5G8-rEqbMO7AYxQTnnP1eeWrw What is Communism? kzread.infoUgkxlWjRaU-0fvIfc76bAIPDj6_t5DL1q4hF

  • @Icarus.19

    @Icarus.19

    9 ай бұрын

    Why do you put a crown at the end? The "crowns" were the ones selling/trading off criminals and prisoners from rival tribes for mirrors and liquor. Your whole life you have been lied to.

  • @manymoonsahead
    @manymoonsahead2 ай бұрын

    Lauryn is one of the most beautiful black women to ever live.

  • @Atomic419

    @Atomic419

    Ай бұрын

    Why do you say that?

  • @bamz9067

    @bamz9067

    Ай бұрын

    *women

  • @SlyerPass

    @SlyerPass

    21 күн бұрын

    @@Atomic419 Because she was classically attractive, with no BBL, blonde wigs, nor porn wear

  • @nyakehkeili6780

    @nyakehkeili6780

    9 күн бұрын

    I agree

  • @Rellbronjames9

    @Rellbronjames9

    7 күн бұрын

    On God

  • @northwestkidmarc
    @northwestkidmarcАй бұрын

    This is like the grestest song of all time Nas undefeated this timeless and a classic forever 😊😊😊🔥🔥🔥😁💯 Lauryn killed this too

  • @David-zl7yw
    @David-zl7yw Жыл бұрын

    This era of hip hop will live forever!

  • @cosmodookie2914

    @cosmodookie2914

    Жыл бұрын

    Nope - dead for a long time..

  • @buck4960

    @buck4960

    Жыл бұрын

    @@cosmodookie2914 cause real hip hop is dead

  • @eltoralomg8347

    @eltoralomg8347

    Жыл бұрын

    @@cosmodookie2914 nah, u trippin, griselda still has that 90s sound

  • @charlenedean4086

    @charlenedean4086

    Жыл бұрын

    Destruction!

  • @peter.a.b.deschaux7728

    @peter.a.b.deschaux7728

    Жыл бұрын

    ❤❤

  • @lboogs2158
    @lboogs21583 жыл бұрын

    One of my favorite songs of all times. Lauryn and NAS had me feeling like Black was the most beautiful thing in the world!! No lie !!

  • @rowayinorteddy1188

    @rowayinorteddy1188

    3 жыл бұрын

    Black is the most beautiful thing to be

  • @crisjamid8272

    @crisjamid8272

    3 жыл бұрын

    Black is Beautiful.. #Ultra_Black

  • @5324TuiG

    @5324TuiG

    3 жыл бұрын

    I have the same with white.

  • @Erish2012

    @Erish2012

    3 жыл бұрын

    Ultra Black

  • @markdanielhodkinson1977

    @markdanielhodkinson1977

    3 жыл бұрын

    Must lay it once a day this 1 my fave

  • @jackdaniel7465
    @jackdaniel74657 ай бұрын

    I am a 60 year old white male, and I will say this....What a beautiful song with great beats!!!

  • @seanmitchell3980
    @seanmitchell39808 ай бұрын

    Happy 50th birthday Nas! A true Hip Hop legend.

  • @user-im1lr7qu2f

    @user-im1lr7qu2f

    3 ай бұрын

    Happy 50th Birthday Nas.❤

  • @jblack5323
    @jblack532310 жыл бұрын

    Nas is 23 here. He always had natural lyrical ability. KZread is saturated by these wack ass rappers that can't string a bar together.

  • @Keezie27

    @Keezie27

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@aaliyah3002 Both so young and talented. A huge contrast to today's young music artists.

  • @cececece6803

    @cececece6803

    3 жыл бұрын

    Lol 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🌻

  • @richiehernandez5836

    @richiehernandez5836

    3 жыл бұрын

    6 years ago this comment was posted and the music has gotten worse and worse we got lil pump lil uzi vert and other trash ass “artists” lol

  • @KvngLxo

    @KvngLxo

    2 жыл бұрын

    He was actually 22

  • @michaelramirez2382

    @michaelramirez2382

    2 жыл бұрын

    There’s a movie about him on Netflix

  • @nortiwriot9682
    @nortiwriot96822 жыл бұрын

    This song never gets old... True classic. Nas and Lauryn Hill made this a banger.

  • @crystaljewel1073

    @crystaljewel1073

    2 жыл бұрын

    I Bump it on when I’m riding In suv

  • @hassanbinsabbah5777

    @hassanbinsabbah5777

    2 жыл бұрын

    kzread.info/dash/bejne/natmqqOmabO9fsY.html

  • @dianaprince9311

    @dianaprince9311

    Жыл бұрын

    Her vocals are everything.💖

  • @platano3000x

    @platano3000x

    Жыл бұрын

    Still take Tupac and biggie over Nas any time...if u guys notice the chorus that is not his voice is what is more enjoyable but when we hear Tupac and biggie when they singing or rapping in this case is enjoyable hearing them and the chorus ..Nas to me have the voice of any rapper out there but Tupac and biggie have their own personality and don't sound like anyone

  • @uziuzdoch4711

    @uziuzdoch4711

    Жыл бұрын

    @@dianaprince9311 qaaaaa

  • @samo8093
    @samo80933 ай бұрын

    Who still listening in 2024 🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉 best hip hop

  • @brianodo9602

    @brianodo9602

    2 ай бұрын

    I’m here

  • @carlosavila7635
    @carlosavila7635Ай бұрын

    I'm 43 and I remember all of my music from old school days

  • @KimberlyB-jy7ez

    @KimberlyB-jy7ez

    23 күн бұрын

    Me too ....

  • @michaelmeis1439

    @michaelmeis1439

    19 күн бұрын

    I'm 43 too. This was my music when i was a Teenager, and is still now.

  • @joneskeiarra
    @joneskeiarra4 жыл бұрын

    can we talk about how beautiful lauryn is in the video ? 😩✨😍

  • @mackmizzle2151

    @mackmizzle2151

    4 жыл бұрын

    I know I always thought she was hella pretty And the best female singer ~

  • @Keezie27

    @Keezie27

    3 жыл бұрын

    Beautiful and talented. A true Queen.

  • @orlandolozada6918
    @orlandolozada6918 Жыл бұрын

    Imagine being 14 when this gem dropped, growing up in Queens. Life was literally a new story everyday. There will never be a better decade in music.

  • @rodkirkbride2230

    @rodkirkbride2230

    Жыл бұрын

    Tell me about growin up in Queens? Seriously. 👌

  • @jannesfriedrichs1563

    @jannesfriedrichs1563

    Жыл бұрын

    The decade went from 95 to 05. Best times

  • @aceeverything5650

    @aceeverything5650

    Жыл бұрын

    the 90s won,its crazy how life changed.success to you on this journey that is life.

  • @johnnyace2287

    @johnnyace2287

    Жыл бұрын

    Yeah Im sure uad like sex every day 😕

  • @michaelmelo8331

    @michaelmelo8331

    4 ай бұрын

    That’s a fact bro, Queens in the 90s was an experience, nothing like it!! Great memories

  • @ursulatroxler7428
    @ursulatroxler742821 күн бұрын

    NAS is the GOAT Hands down

  • @swaygonzalez
    @swaygonzalezАй бұрын

    This song will never get old. Lyrics are as true today as they were back in the 90s. Timeless era❤

  • @VdeoV

    @VdeoV

    8 күн бұрын

    Except they really smoking weed in the streets without cops harassin 😆

  • @tiffanyvalentine8597
    @tiffanyvalentine8597 Жыл бұрын

    No twerking, guady jewelry, drugs, or slave chains. Just pure talent 🔥

  • @sustreangordana1607

    @sustreangordana1607

    Жыл бұрын

    accurate sis,gonna steal your comment and share it,thank you💕💕

  • @axunhillokk

    @axunhillokk

    Жыл бұрын

    oldhead ahh comment

  • @frankarnwine

    @frankarnwine

    Жыл бұрын

    The best rip of whodini ever!

  • @Dexion845

    @Dexion845

    Жыл бұрын

    @@lovedcc818 Not so sure about that. Fentanyl is just as bad or worse.

  • @gxgbuc1978

    @gxgbuc1978

    Жыл бұрын

    Goose bumps for this comment. Tru' bro' !

  • @Bilnation
    @Bilnation4 жыл бұрын

    24 years ago today, Nas released “If I Ruled The World” with Lauryn Hill

  • @davehanley4776

    @davehanley4776

    4 жыл бұрын

    God I was 14 😲

  • @walterdelgado1713

    @walterdelgado1713

    3 жыл бұрын

    Summer of 96 I was 13 and emrhua aong was everywhere

  • @iyannhabrown400

    @iyannhabrown400

    3 жыл бұрын

    Really? Dang I’ve always loved this as a kid but I was 2 when this came out then

  • @kendrajordan5642

    @kendrajordan5642

    3 жыл бұрын

    Wow that's freakin CRAZY that it's been that damn long ago!! I was...well I won't say how old I was bcus I'd be dating myself!! Lol

  • @nunyabiz6925

    @nunyabiz6925

    3 жыл бұрын

    Damn it’s still my dream what the world should be like

  • @rishitsharma9777
    @rishitsharma977710 ай бұрын

    Nas' flow + dope music + Lauryn Hill's vocals = 🔥

  • @underrun
    @underrunАй бұрын

    Pure classic. Nasty Nas and L-Boogie

  • @187BURNZY
    @187BURNZY8 жыл бұрын

    Lauren Hill the Queen of Hip Hop.

  • @julius9654

    @julius9654

    8 жыл бұрын

    #facts_only

  • @jerburke1018

    @jerburke1018

    8 жыл бұрын

    +187BURNZY she is up there,the queen,,hmm its fairly open 4$ure!

  • @CookieFridays

    @CookieFridays

    8 жыл бұрын

    Goddess

  • @whiteniggadotcom3834

    @whiteniggadotcom3834

    8 жыл бұрын

    MC Lyte, Queen Latifah, Missy Elliot > Lauryn Hill

  • @MlleNnCo

    @MlleNnCo

    8 жыл бұрын

    +WhiteNigga DotCom What ? 😂 Mate, go have several seats...

  • @kevinowensmith1572
    @kevinowensmith15722 жыл бұрын

    This hits different. Timeless classic

  • @hassanbinsabbah5777

    @hassanbinsabbah5777

    2 жыл бұрын

    kzread.info/dash/bejne/natmqqOmabO9fsY.html

  • @hoopty.

    @hoopty.

    Жыл бұрын

    Facts

  • @mothernature7380

    @mothernature7380

    Жыл бұрын

    The yz1 Morpheus Processing m.kzread.info/dash/bejne/gq6Vtaeed9HWpLw.html

  • @khairt1731

    @khairt1731

    Жыл бұрын

    Hits the soul

  • @Beardedbob

    @Beardedbob

    Жыл бұрын

    nothing compares

  • @RickDaDicc
    @RickDaDiccАй бұрын

    Childhood memories play thru my head when I hear this song .. innocence was all we had then life started to play itself out and here we are now.

  • @manymoonsahead
    @manymoonsahead2 ай бұрын

    Completely iconic! 1996 I miss you!!!

  • @jamesohitai2000
    @jamesohitai20004 жыл бұрын

    🎤🎼🎼🎼 Back in days! When lyrics were tight and clothes were loose! Now it’s the opposite 🤦🏾‍♂️.

  • @Lord_Bibulous

    @Lord_Bibulous

    4 жыл бұрын

    Truth!!!

  • @FreedomUninterrupted

    @FreedomUninterrupted

    3 жыл бұрын

    🤣🤣🤣 RIIIIIGHT!

  • @chibuzonwachuku5624

    @chibuzonwachuku5624

    3 жыл бұрын

    The opposite sucks.

  • @itsyaboiswish0635

    @itsyaboiswish0635

    3 жыл бұрын

    Big Fax

  • @krzysztofmanteufel2476

    @krzysztofmanteufel2476

    3 жыл бұрын

    suuu! Brother:)

  • @kofiacheampong6259
    @kofiacheampong6259 Жыл бұрын

    This era will never be duplicated, just pure music from two of the very best. Not the nonsense you hear these days.

  • @prosperquasi190

    @prosperquasi190

    11 ай бұрын

    agree. Todays music hits me with no melody in it. It is harsh for ears and too violent. All is circling about chicks, money drugs and shit...

  • @user-xk8yv9po2t

    @user-xk8yv9po2t

    6 ай бұрын

    Very true bro. X

  • @williemakeit2346

    @williemakeit2346

    4 ай бұрын

    Bro please that era was full of bs commercial ass music too. In fact that was the era when the garbage first really started taking over. I remember vividly. A lot of pure hip hop artists spent whole songs and whole albums talking about how tired the game was getting. Even Nas caught flack that year for this album. It was considered too commercial by his fans who were hoping for another Illmatic, they hated the mafioso Nas Escobar persona he flexed on most of the album.

  • @Peppy869

    @Peppy869

    3 ай бұрын

    @@williemakeit2346BINGO. Someone finally said it lol. I liked the 90s. But alot of it was mediocre. Just like today. Today mediocre is just more commercial Also, GREAT rappers sometimes lack sound. Unlike back then. I fell like it’s harder to find your sound now if you can actually spit. Maybe because beats are not the same

  • @jeffuberuaga4673
    @jeffuberuaga4673Ай бұрын

    Triple threat Lauryn Hill, lyrical assassin nubian queen and voice that any woman singer would dream to have! Mad love and a respect to a strong black woman who knows when she got it! ❤

  • @ussy2k156
    @ussy2k1564 ай бұрын

    Who else is listening to this in 2024

  • @ussy2k156

    @ussy2k156

    4 ай бұрын

    Banger 🎉

  • @LiamMediaUG
    @LiamMediaUG Жыл бұрын

    Lauryn Hill carried the entire background vocals. Legend!

  • @yvettetwaters7524

    @yvettetwaters7524

    3 ай бұрын

    ❤🔥❤️🔥

  • @hunterm.172
    @hunterm.172 Жыл бұрын

    Wish hip hop still had talent like this gem

  • @luiscedeno7856

    @luiscedeno7856

    Жыл бұрын

    listen to more hip hop then

  • @justhime

    @justhime

    Жыл бұрын

    Hip hop does, you just gotta sift through a lil more bullshit these days to find the gems.

  • @ZMM619

    @ZMM619

    Жыл бұрын

    Check out Coast Contra freestyles here on KZread! Best young rappers with amazing and thought provoking lyrics.

  • @sesch137

    @sesch137

    Жыл бұрын

    it has. nas still makes music, styles p still makes music, jadakiss still makes music, snoop dogg still makes music. cassidy still makes music. hip hop is still there.

  • @goldbaby9968

    @goldbaby9968

    Жыл бұрын

    Kendrick Lamar and JCole do their best.

  • @asdifasi5379
    @asdifasi5379Ай бұрын

    Timeless song. I can see it now in a thousand years some guy will be flying across the cosmos blasting this song in his spaceship.

  • @joebrat6809
    @joebrat68094 ай бұрын

    The fact Nas was only 22 when he dropped this is insane, still the GOAT. This is actually my favourite album by him, especially The Message.

  • @sambanelly4219
    @sambanelly42193 жыл бұрын

    2:45 I'm just noticing The Fugees here.🙌🙌🙌 Wyclef Jean dancing 😂🤣🇭🇹💯

  • @nikiahandy4403
    @nikiahandy44032 жыл бұрын

    Back when hip hop told a story.. ❤️

  • @kanajingly8957

    @kanajingly8957

    Жыл бұрын

    Back when hip hop was intelligent and way cooler.

  • @jsm.216

    @jsm.216

    Жыл бұрын

    Y'all out here acting like we still don't have people like Kendrick telling some of the most powerful and vulnerable stories in the medium. Not to mention Nas himself is still putting out killer stuff.

  • @mothernature7380

    @mothernature7380

    Жыл бұрын

    The yz1 Morpheus Burned m.kzread.info/dash/bejne/qJ-A1KegdNCWcps.html

  • @Its_Stunt

    @Its_Stunt

    Жыл бұрын

    @@jsm.216 kendricks like the only mainstream one

  • @andreliebisch3523

    @andreliebisch3523

    Жыл бұрын

    Schade das wir das alle zusammen hören können wäre bestimmt toll Andi dandi aus Bremen Deutschland

  • @Rockett1989_
    @Rockett1989_Ай бұрын

    I love the way Lauren hill harmonizing with the beat such a beautiful voice

  • @danielrahmani9487
    @danielrahmani9487Ай бұрын

    1 of the illest songs all day every day

  • @0100101101001011001
    @01001011010010110013 жыл бұрын

    As an adult, I understand "I'd free all my son's" 😫✊🏾👏🏾💯🗣️

  • @macethorns1168

    @macethorns1168

    3 жыл бұрын

    All of your son's what?

  • @cindysadowski8168

    @cindysadowski8168

    2 жыл бұрын

    Shit i grew up in hood and im white and i felt this shit!!

  • @MDkid1

    @MDkid1

    2 жыл бұрын

    Are all your sons in prison?

  • @Vollkornminze

    @Vollkornminze

    2 жыл бұрын

    100 now we get it 😳😢

  • @moko1181

    @moko1181

    2 жыл бұрын

    Bless you brother, whatever you're circumstance. Much love

  • @Iasounis1979
    @Iasounis19797 жыл бұрын

    If I ruled the world, Lauryn Hill would still be making music....

  • @ohhhreallyyyy
    @ohhhreallyyyyАй бұрын

    Bring back real NY Hip-Hop back to the Mainstream. It's always there.

  • @PPGarm3
    @PPGarm322 күн бұрын

    If nas ruled the world. 2024 wouldn't be a shit show

  • @sambanelly4219
    @sambanelly42193 жыл бұрын

    That first Grammy is long overdue. Congratulations Nasty Nas.👑🏆

  • @jotaonthewing6788
    @jotaonthewing6788 Жыл бұрын

    Nas deserves more credit and recognition for his contribution to Hip Hop and his superb lyricism.

  • @tyshonmiller2360

    @tyshonmiller2360

    17 күн бұрын

    And he's not talking about selling drugs in his music, just great life 🤣👌👌

  • @VictorBabs
    @VictorBabs29 күн бұрын

    Nas is GOAT.

  • @bryanalcantarfilms
    @bryanalcantarfilms2 ай бұрын

    The greatest to ever do it.

  • @GoHomeAndGetYourShinebox
    @GoHomeAndGetYourShinebox2 жыл бұрын

    "Open their eyes to the lies, history is told foul but im as wise as the old owl, plus the gold child" - NAS

  • @nyc78
    @nyc783 жыл бұрын

    Nas did an in-store record signing in NYC the week the “It Was Written” album was released. It was at the old HMV music store that used to be on the corner of 34th Street and 6th Avenue. There must’ve been at least a few thousand people lined up for this signing. I arrived in the early afternoon and was in the very, verrrrry back of the line. Security closed off the line a dozen or so people behind me so nobody else could line up. They also put wristbands on everybody so people couldn’t keep joining the line after it got closed off. The crowd was massive extending and wrapping around the entire perimeter of those blocks. The vibe was amazing. Nas’s music was being played all day. Although we were all strangers to each other, we were talking to each other like we all knew each other. When I needed to go to a nearby public restroom or get a quick bite to eat, the people near me would hold my spot till I returned. At one point Foxy Brown pulled up to the front of the store in a jeep waving to everybody. The line was moving slowly but it moved. We were there for hours. I was getting increasingly worried later on because they said he was scheduled to do this till let’s say 6pm and by 5pm there must’ve been at least 500 people still in front of me. Security at one point came to the back saying that we probably won’t get to see him. I was upset and so was everybody else around me. One fan was freaking out and crying. When Nas was scheduled to leave, he was told there were still a lot of people waiting outside. He told them he’s not leaving until everybody with a wristband got to see him and get their album signed. By the time I got to see him it must’ve been 7pm or so. He looked drained from signing so many CDs. He looked a bit high too. I could smell the blunt odor from him. 😆 Anyway we shook hands street style. I thanked him for staying longer for his fans and I told him I grew up in the same neighborhood as him (Long Island City). He smiled and asked me my name and I told him it’s “Hector”. He either misheard me or was a bit out of it and wrote on my CD “Yo peace to HELTER! Nas” 😆 We shook hands again. I left with a big smile on my face and a very nice memory.

  • @joeljoseph9017

    @joeljoseph9017

    3 жыл бұрын

    I enjoy your story

  • @sxynomi

    @sxynomi

    3 жыл бұрын

    I bet he remembers you.

  • @arinzeokoro1051

    @arinzeokoro1051

    2 жыл бұрын

    😂😂😂 That's a funny one

  • @noelr1010

    @noelr1010

    2 жыл бұрын

    Nah you gotta change your name to Helter now haha

  • @Corn_Pop_Da_Bad_Dude

    @Corn_Pop_Da_Bad_Dude

    2 жыл бұрын

    I hope u still got that cd

  • @mudlegendla5494
    @mudlegendla54949 ай бұрын

    Still one of the most powerful songs hip hop has seen

  • @bigern7526
    @bigern75268 ай бұрын

    This shit has aged like a fine wine🔥

  • @bryans9749
    @bryans97493 жыл бұрын

    Imagine Lauryn's verse if she'd been given more than a sampled hook.. We ain't ready.

  • @Paula-nt2uc

    @Paula-nt2uc

    2 жыл бұрын

    Right!💯

  • @kezman77mateja16
    @kezman77mateja162 жыл бұрын

    Lol the first 34 seconds he spit more barz than some rappers nowadays do in a whole album!😂😂

  • @anonymoux

    @anonymoux

    2 жыл бұрын

    Spittin' used to be an art. A science. An intellectual endeavor. Now, it's just about how many people you can influence to click an icon...

  • @lefevreblond5488
    @lefevreblond548811 сағат бұрын

    The real king of new york

  • @MissZiona
    @MissZiona8 ай бұрын

    My Grandma's fav song RIP Grandma Freeman

  • @xavierrainey8747
    @xavierrainey87474 жыл бұрын

    “Days are shorter, nights are colder Feeling like life is over, these snakes strike like a cobra The world's hot my son got knocked, evidently It's elementary, they want us all gone eventually“

  • @nikkidotts3687

    @nikkidotts3687

    3 жыл бұрын

    NOTHING LIKE IT IN THIS WORLD💯💪🏿💯

  • @BAMADAN

    @BAMADAN

    3 жыл бұрын

    Powerful

  • @jumahbrady670

    @jumahbrady670

    3 жыл бұрын

    Well spoken facts 💯

  • @MR2SHY

    @MR2SHY

    3 жыл бұрын

    😷✌👍😷😷✌

  • @louvelazquez2373

    @louvelazquez2373

    3 жыл бұрын

    Greatest of all time in my book nas has so many great songs he paints vivid pictures like no other💯💯💯🙌🙌

  • @Blessedandforever
    @Blessedandforever2 жыл бұрын

    Nas is different, he flows like a god , lyrics on fire , everything he says is the truth. Insane

  • @mothernature7380

    @mothernature7380

    Жыл бұрын

    The yz1 Morpheus Burned m.kzread.info/dash/bejne/qJ-A1KegdNCWcps.html

  • @diegointriago9127

    @diegointriago9127

    Жыл бұрын

    greastest to ever do it

  • @charananekibalijaun8837

    @charananekibalijaun8837

    Жыл бұрын

    Check out his new albums like King's disease 1-3 or Magic. Nas still in the biz, and he's better than ever

  • @H3ndr1x

    @H3ndr1x

    11 ай бұрын

    ​@charananekibalijaun8837 not better then 90s Nas but still good

  • @Mark-oi2zc
    @Mark-oi2zc9 ай бұрын

    This my shit fire 🔥 🔥 🔥

  • @Marco80811
    @Marco808119 ай бұрын

    The 90's .... ! Never forget !! Best Time ever !!

  • @shawnmoney8055
    @shawnmoney80554 жыл бұрын

    This should have 100 million views

  • @AK-fj8yo

    @AK-fj8yo

    4 жыл бұрын

    shawn Money Lyor Cohen turnin the algorithms down

  • @bokiyt1066

    @bokiyt1066

    3 жыл бұрын

    This should have 1B+ views and that's a fact

  • @jerrymichaud

    @jerrymichaud

    3 жыл бұрын

    Yes this is my family

  • @Colour2014
    @Colour20148 жыл бұрын

    if I ruled the world, there would be no vevo

  • @ninobrown8770

    @ninobrown8770

    8 жыл бұрын

    😂😂😂

  • @fatalbert6882

    @fatalbert6882

    8 жыл бұрын

    +Colour2014 it requires a certain degree of intelligence to rule anything.

  • @illbeplayin3089

    @illbeplayin3089

    8 жыл бұрын

    If I ruled the world there will be no Donald and Hilary

  • @doronory

    @doronory

    7 жыл бұрын

    Or the people who really tell them what to do

  • @johnb9999

    @johnb9999

    7 жыл бұрын

    😂😂

  • @MDrepresentah
    @MDrepresentah8 ай бұрын

    Nas was sooo fucking smooth man. Just like the bars. His fit in the end that full Camo getup. Hard. Jay could never. Top 3🔥🔥🔥🔥

  • @rdgpats
    @rdgpats2 ай бұрын

    Real hip hop. None of this murder music we have today. Just positivity

  • @LAUGHINGMANWILL
    @LAUGHINGMANWILL3 жыл бұрын

    the beat is genius a timeless track

  • @ybgl7965

    @ybgl7965

    3 жыл бұрын

    Friends by Whodini

  • @whatdoyoumeanbro4964

    @whatdoyoumeanbro4964

    2 жыл бұрын

    tupac sampled it on troublesome 96

  • @xMaxLoverx1

    @xMaxLoverx1

    2 жыл бұрын

    Tupac diss nas made it better 😗

  • @mob4336

    @mob4336

    2 жыл бұрын

    Yeah a beer commercial just used it ... i was like wait I know where that’s from .

  • @VINTAGERENEWABLEENERGY

    @VINTAGERENEWABLEENERGY

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@mob4336 yes legend extra stout

  • @fabioronaldomachadoaita5410
    @fabioronaldomachadoaita54106 жыл бұрын

    one of the best hip hop songs ever!!!!

  • @charltonngige8969
    @charltonngige8969Ай бұрын

    If I ruled the world this would be playing everywhere daily

  • @caliefgoode6379
    @caliefgoode63799 ай бұрын

    Classic will never be duplicated right here 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

  • @Wis_Dom
    @Wis_Dom8 жыл бұрын

    "Open they eyes to the lies, history's told foul, but i'm as wise as the old owl, plus the golden child."

  • @lukaskoterba

    @lukaskoterba

    5 жыл бұрын

    👽

  • @crashsunshine
    @crashsunshine3 жыл бұрын

    Who Listening in 2021 finger up

  • @JaimeCastanon-oj1ke
    @JaimeCastanon-oj1ke2 ай бұрын

    One of the best lyrical songs ever

  • @oneian
    @oneian5 ай бұрын

    Legendary intelligent rap music and a killer beat. 100% sent it back in the day.

  • @njabulompofu406
    @njabulompofu406 Жыл бұрын

    This man was ahead of time.. It's relevant even now and I'm listening to these lyrics in 2022.

  • @schimanzki4644

    @schimanzki4644

    Жыл бұрын

    2023 👊🏿🔥

  • @Secret476

    @Secret476

    Жыл бұрын

    @@schimanzki4644 🔥 🔥

  • @jasondawson92

    @jasondawson92

    Жыл бұрын

    It’s crazy because this is what is going on today

  • @willzncube4386
    @willzncube43862 жыл бұрын

    Nas really dropped illmatic and it was written before the age of 25. That shit will always amaze me.

  • @evilsmilelol2118
    @evilsmilelol21185 ай бұрын

    The Message

  • @nicomaj.vilone4927
    @nicomaj.vilone4927Ай бұрын

    Yo this Playlist I'm grateful to be putting it together..cause this is all I grew up 2 young...bet. #💯

  • @pupdoggify
    @pupdoggify2 жыл бұрын

    This track having only 12 million some views in 2021 is EXACTLY what is wrong with the world! I vividly remember my cousin and I driving back from hoopin in june of '96 when this joint first aired...I get goosebumps every time I hear it! So thankful for having experienced the 90s era

  • @Dominican1923

    @Dominican1923

    2 жыл бұрын

    KZread is not the only streaming service........ this song millions upon millions streams on spotify and apple music its a platinum selling song

  • @philiple-cornu3001

    @philiple-cornu3001

    2 жыл бұрын

    If KZread was around in the 90s this song would have over a billion

  • @revivedsoul1099

    @revivedsoul1099

    2 жыл бұрын

    It has 170 mil on spotify. Spotify simpler i assume. Nas great tho.

  • @jacoblavoie8326

    @jacoblavoie8326

    2 жыл бұрын

    Facts

  • @thetraveler9

    @thetraveler9

    2 жыл бұрын

    1996 had such a unique flavor to it

  • @dalebrion4876
    @dalebrion48764 жыл бұрын

    Everybody was bangin this that summer.

  • @MichaelJohnson-cc8pj

    @MichaelJohnson-cc8pj

    4 жыл бұрын

    I'm banging it this summer 2020 asap

  • @Keezie27

    @Keezie27

    3 жыл бұрын

    Yep! This song was everywhere that summer

  • @jerseyariesqueen8498

    @jerseyariesqueen8498

    3 жыл бұрын

    Facts, and STILL DO

  • @BlackMarketNinja23
    @BlackMarketNinja2317 күн бұрын

    May 2024 and still blasting this. My 10 year old knows this and Regulate is both ny number 1 songs. A damn shame to whats happened to Rap and Hip & Hop now.

  • @kingpiph2191
    @kingpiph219120 күн бұрын

    i wish we could go back to these times

  • @appetite4chic878
    @appetite4chic8784 жыл бұрын

    Every lyric, from Nas to Lauryn Hill is deep as hell IN EVERY SONG they ever make.

  • @stefan11804
    @stefan118042 жыл бұрын

    Great intro how Nas snapped and Lauryn started to sing.

  • @Dominican1923

    @Dominican1923

    2 жыл бұрын

    The message-Nas

  • @exoticsnyc6990
    @exoticsnyc69909 ай бұрын

    Golden age of hip hop!…man growing up in NYC this was our life. These lyrics touched so many lives and itll forever be engraved to our souls.

  • @kmdiecast9669
    @kmdiecast966910 ай бұрын

    A absolute Master piece ,glad i grew up in this era of hip-hop ❤

  • @jabee7846
    @jabee7846 Жыл бұрын

    Over 60 years old, absolutely love this song. Great job!🤗🤗🤗

  • @robinlee9690

    @robinlee9690

    Жыл бұрын

    Me too & love this song ❤

  • @theodorebelmont7922
    @theodorebelmont79225 жыл бұрын

    0:33-0:53 so soothing hearing Lauren Hill then the beat comes in

  • @tompk8440

    @tompk8440

    4 жыл бұрын

    you're right bro, I love the intro. song so captivating from start to finish.

  • @MeMe.2001
    @MeMe.20018 күн бұрын

    Happy Birthday Lauryn 🎁🍾🎂🎊

  • @nikunjkhangwal
    @nikunjkhangwalАй бұрын

    Lyrical King with Vocal Queen 👑